AGENDA Crystal Crawford Councilmember, Del Mar
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Board Members Ron Morrison, Chairman Councilmember, National City Mickey Cafagna, Vice Chairman Mayor, Poway Ramona Finnila Mayor Pro Tem, Carlsbad Steve Padilla Mayor, Chula Vista BOARD OF DIRECTORS Phil Monroe Mayor Pro Tem, Coronado AGENDA Crystal Crawford Councilmember, Del Mar Mark Lewis Mayor, El Cajon Christy Guerin Councilmember, Encinitas Friday, December 19, 2003 Lori Holt Pfeiler 9 a.m. Mayor, Escondido SANDAG Patricia McCoy th Councilmember, Imperial Beach 401 B Street, 7 Floor Barry Jantz Downtown San Diego Councimember, La Mesa Mary Sessom Mayor, Lemon Grove Jack Feller Councilmember, Oceanside Dick Murphy Mayor, San Diego AGENDA HIGHLIGHTS Jim Madaffer Councilmember, San Diego Corky Smith • Mayor, San Marcos DRAFT REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Hal Ryan Vice Mayor, Santee • REGIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION Joe Kellejian Mayor, Solana Beach • MID-COAST LRT ALIGNMENT Morris Vance Mayor, Vista Greg Cox Chairman, County of San Diego Advisory Members Victor Carrillo, Supervisor Imperial County PLEASE TURN OFF CELL PHONES DURING THE MEETING Pedro Orso-Delgado, District Director California Department of Transportation YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE SANDAG BOARD MEETING BY Leon Williams, Chairman Metropolitan Transit VISITING OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.SANDAG.ORG Development Board Judy Ritter, Chair North San Diego County Transit Development Board CAPT Christopher Schanze, USN MISSION STATEMENT U.S. Department of Defense The 18 cities and county government are SANDAG serving as the forum for regional decision-making. Jess Van Deventer, Commissioner SANDAG builds consensus, makes strategic plans, obtains and allocates resources, and provides San Diego Unified Port District information on a broad range of topics pertinent to the region’s quality of life. Bud Lewis, Director San Diego County Water Authority San Diego Association of Governments ⋅ 401 B Street, Suite 800, San Diego, CA 92101-4231 Rodulfo Figueroa Aramoni (619) 595-5300 ⋅ Fax (619) 595-5305 ⋅ www.sandag.org Consul General of Mexico Gary L. Gallegos Executive Director, SANDAG Welcome to SANDAG. Members of the public may speak to the Board on any item at the time the Board is considering the item. Speaker’s Slips are located in the rear of the room. Once completed, the slip should be presented to the Clerk of the Board seated at the front table. Public speakers should notify the Clerk of the Board if they have a handout for distribution to Board members. Members of the public also are invited to address the Board on any issue under the agenda item entitled Public Comments/ Communications. All speakers are limited to three minutes. The SANDAG Board may take action on any item appearing on the agenda. This agenda and related staff reports can be accessed on SANDAG’s Web site at www.sandag.org under Meetings. Public comments regarding the agenda can be forwarded to SANDAG via the e-mail comment form also available on the Web site. E-mail comments should be received no later than noon on the Wednesday preceding the Friday SANDAG Board meeting. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), SANDAG will accommodate persons who require assistance in order to participate in SANDAG meetings. If such assistance is required, please contact SANDAG at (619) 595-5300 at least 72 hours in advance of the meeting. To request this document or related reports in an alternative format, please call (619) 595-5300, (619) 595-5393 (TTY) or fax (619) 595-5305. SANDAG offices are accessible by public transit. Phone 1-800-COMMUTE or see www.sdcommute.com for route information. 2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS AGENDA Friday, December 19, 2003 ITEM # RECOMMENDATION + 1. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 21, 2003 MEETING MINUTES APPROVE 2. ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS/MEMBER COMMENTS Members of the public shall have the opportunity to address the Board on any issue within the jurisdiction of SANDAG. Anyone desiring to speak shall reserve time by completing a “Request to Speak” form and giving it to the Clerk of the Board prior to speaking. Public speakers should notify the Clerk of the Board if they have a handout for distribution to Board members. Speakers are limited to three minutes. Board members may provide information and announcements under this agenda item. CONSENT ITEMS (4 through 9) + 4. ACTIONS BY POLICY ADVISORY COMMITTEES APPROVE + 5. FINAL 2030 CITIES/COUNTY FORECAST (Paul Kavanaugh) APPROVE Last month the Board discussed the Final 2030 Cities/County Forecast, which is the baseline view of the future for the Regional Comprehensive Plan. This forecast reflects the likely distribution of growth to jurisdictions and other areas within the region based on the currently adopted land use plans and policies of the 18 cities and the most recent information from the County of San Diego’s general plan update (GP2020). The Board is being asked to approve the Final 2030 Cities/County Forecast for use in planning and other purposes. + 6. FINAL ARJIS/SANDAG CONSOLIDATION PLAN (Mayor Art Madrid, ARJIS APPROVE Board Chair; Pam Scanlon, ARJIS Executive Director) This action would approve the final ARJIS/SANDAG Consolidation Plan, including the necessary policy and legal actions to consolidate Automated Regional Justice Information System (ARJIS) within SANDAG, contingent upon supporting actions by the JPA jurisdictions, and the formation of a policy advisory committee on Public Safety to cover both ARJIS and criminal justice functions. + 7. 2004 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM (Ellen Roundtree) APPROVE The Executive Committee has reviewed the proposed federal and state legistlative program for the upcoming year and recommends its approval. 3 + 8. PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE (Julie Wiley) ACCEPT FOR DISTRIBUTION The attached Proposed Amendment to Conflict of Interest Code reflects necessary updates to the list of designated positions subject to filing annual economic disclosure statements and the financial disclosure categories applicable to such designated positions. The County of San Diego is SANDAG’s code reviewing body pursuant to Government Code section 87306.5. The Board is asked to accept the Notice and Proposed Amendment for distribution. Following the comment period and approval by the Board at a subsequent meeting, the amended Conflict of Interest Code will be sent to the County of San Diego for review. + 9. REGIONAL SHORELINE MONITORING PROGRAM FOR FY 2005 (Rob Rundle) APPROVE Approval of this item would continue the regional shoreline monitoring program that has been conducted since 1996. The monitoring program provides data to measure the impacts of beach erosion over time and documents the benefits of sand replenishment. CHAIR’S REPORT 10. PRESENTATION OF AWARD OF RECOGNITION TO SENATOR DENISE MORENO DUCHENY FOR PASSAGE OF SB 491 Senator Denise Ducheny authored and secured the passage of Senate Bill 491. This important legislation extends the housing element deadline for cities and counties by one year. This will allow SANDAG and the local jurisdictions to coordinate planning efforts in conjunction with the development of the Regional Comprehensive Plan. REPORTS + 11. TIME CERTAIN 10 A.M.: DRAFT REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (RCP) ACCEPT FOR (Mayor Lori Holt-Pfeiler, Chair, Regional Planning Committee) DISTRIBUTION The Regional Planning Committee unanimously recommended that the SANDAG Board accept the Regional Comprehensive Plan for distribution. The staff recommends a sixty day review period. The Board’s consideration of the certification of EIR and approval of the Plan tentatively is scheduled for the Board meeting in June 2004. + 12. MID-COAST LRT ALIGNMENT SELECTION AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY APPROVE (Major Joe Kellejian, Chair, Transportation Committee) Updated alignment analyses in the UCSD/University City area for the Mid-Coast light rail transit (LRT) project have been conducted to address changing land uses and travel patterns in the area and to respond to renewed interest in directly serving UCSD and University Town Center shopping center. This report provides the Transportation Committee's recommendation to adopt a new alignment for the area and lays out next steps for moving the project through the federal funding process and toward implementation. 4 + 13. PUBLIC HEARING: FREEWAY DEFICIENCY PLAN: CENTRAL INTERSTATE 5 ACCEPT CORRIDOR (Michael Hix) SANDAG, Caltrans, National City, and the City of San Diego have prepared a Freeway Deficiency Plan for the Central Interstate 5 Corridor that identifies improvements and an implementation plan to alleviate freeway congestion. The Plan was adopted by the two city councils and is now before the Board for final acceptance. The environmental impact report for the new Padres ballpark requires that the Plan be accepted by the SANDAG Board before the Certificate of Occupancy for the ballpark facility is issued by the City of San Diego. + 14. REGIONAL ENERGY STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION (Mayor Pro Tem Ramona APPROVE Finnila, Chair, Energy Task Force) The Executive Committee will present the recommendations, developed by its Energy Task Force, for implementation of the Regional Energy Strategy (RES), approved in July 2003. The Board is asked to establish the Energy Working Group to report to the Regional Planning Committee. This working group will advise SANDAG on the implementation of the RES, advocate for the RES implementation at state and federal levels, and seek funds to conduct these activities. 15. UPCOMING MEETINGS INFORMATION The next business meeting of the Board of Directors will take place on Friday, January